(ràng) - to let, to allow; to make (causative) in Mandarin
ràngTraditional: 讓
Translation
to let, to allow; to make (causative)
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Word origin
让 (ràng) is a phono-semantic compound of 讠, the speech radical, and 上 marking the simplified sound. The traditional form 讓 used 襄 as phonetic. It means 'to let', 'to allow', 'to yield' and serves as a causative.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 讠(speech radical) + phonetic (襄 in the traditional form 讓)
Stroke order
让
Examples
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Let me think about it.
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Mum does not let me go out to play.
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This news made everyone very happy.
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Please let me help you carry the luggage.
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This film moved me deeply.
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让: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 4: 让, 会, 来 and 7 more words.